28,000 prisoners will have right to vote – The Guardian

Posted January 6th, 2011 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“More than 28,000 prisoners are to win the right to vote, new figures showed yesterday, as David Cameron faces a growing revolt from the Tory right against the lifting of the 140-year-old ban on inmates voting in British elections.”

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The Guardian, 5th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk